VOL. XLIV

No 39

24-September-2001

EGYPT

EgyptStarts Work On Al-'Arish-'Aqaba Gas Pipeline

Egypts East (Orient) Gas Companyhas started work on a 260km 36-inch pipeline to carry gas from al-'Arish inEgypt to Jordans southern port of 'Aqaba, Egyptian Petroleum Minister SamehFahmy said on 14 September. The pipeline will include an 18km subsea sectionthrough the Gulf of 'Aqaba and will initially carry 1bn cu ms/year of gas foruse from early 2003 in 'Aqabas thermal power station, which is being...